What does the noun job firm mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun task agency. See 'Meaning & use' for meaning, usage, and quote proof.
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How common is the noun task agency?

Where does the noun task agency come from?

Earliest understood use

1950s

The earliest known usage of the noun task company is in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for task firm is from 1952, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

Nearby entries

joanna, n. 1846-.
joaquinite, n. 1909-.
Job, n. ¹ Old .
task, n. TWO 1557-.
task, n. THREE 1560-1771.
task, n. four 1560-.
job, v. ¹ a1500-.
job, v. TWO 1647-.
job, v. ³ 1666-1843.
task action, n.c1926-.
job firm, n. 1952-.
task analysis, n. 1916-.
task analyst, n. 1917-.
jobard, n.c1475-.
jobation, n. 1687-.
job bank, n. 1965-.
jobbed, adj. 1827-.
jobber, n. ¹ 1544-.
jobber, n. ² a1626-.
jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.
jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.
Meaning & use

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  Entry history for job agency, n.
  
  Originally released as part of the entry for task, n. ² task company, n. was very first published in 2008.
  
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